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past

/pæst/

Synonyms of past Antonyms of past Examples of past Usage of past Parts of past Definition that contains past Words sounding like past Explanation of past

noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
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past tense

type of:
tense
noun
the time that has elapsed
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"forget the past"

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past times yesteryear

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future

type of:
time
adverb
so as to pass a given point
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"every hour a train goes past"

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by
adjective
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
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preceding retiring outgoing
noun
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
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"reporters dug into the candidate's past"

type of:
period of time period time period

part of:
life
adjective
earlier than the present time; no longer current
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"time past" "his youth is past" "this past Thursday" "the past year"

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ultimo old olden one-time onetime other prehistoric prehistorical previous quondam recent sometime then ult ago agone ancient bygone bypast chivalric departed early erstwhile foregone former gone historic historical knightly last late medieval

Opposite:

future present

Examples of past

"forget the past"
"every hour a train goes past"
"reporters dug into the candidate's past"
"time past"
"his youth is past"
"this past Thursday"
"the past year"